The biggest flyweight to ever grace the octagon will probably be immortalized when Demetrious Johnson joins the 2026 UFC Hall of Fame class.
UFC officers introduced throughout Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 271 broadcast that former longtime 125-pound titleholder Johnson (25-4-1 MMA, 15-2-1 UFC) will probably be enshrined into the fashionable wing throughout the International Fight Week ceremony this summer time.
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Johnson, who made a UFC document 11 consecutive title defenses from January 2013 to October 2017, will turn out to be the primary flyweight fighter to get a spot within the UFC Hall of Fame.
At 39, “Mighty Mouse” hasn’t competed since his last MMA bout in October 2023, which got here beneath the ONE Championship banner. He made his last octagon look in August 2018 when his title reign got here to an finish in a split decision defeat to Henry Cejudo at UFC 227.
Johnson’s UFC tenure got here to a stunning finish in October 2018 when he was “traded” to ONE Championship for Ben Askren in a landmark deal between the organizations.
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Since retirement, Johnson has maintained a presence within the MMA house by his YouTube channel, collaborations with different fighters, and extra.
In addition to his document quantity of title defenses, Johnson’s listing of notable victories included Cejudo, Kyoji Horiguchi, John Dodson (twice), Joseph Benavidez (twice), and extra.
Johnson is the second introduced induction for the 2026 UFC Hall of Fame class, alongside Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk from UFC 248, which joins the battle wing.
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